Bed-spring support.



W. H. EYSTER.

BED SPRING SUPPORT.

APPucATloN FILED FEB-.16. 1914.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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WILLIAM I-I. EYSTER, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOELMER E. EYSTER, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

BED-SPRING SUPPORT;

Speccation'of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

Application led February 16, 1914. Serial No. 819,036.

reference being had to the accompanying.

drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts.

'l`he object of this invention is more readily to fit wire bed springsto various kinds of bedsteads, whether the rails thereof be formed ofwood or metal.

`The chief feature of the invention con-- sists in combining with theside bars of wire bedl springs, longitudinally extending bars or anglebar frame or their equivalents, at right angles to each other andpivoted or hinged at the angle between them to the side bars of the wirebed springs, so that one bar or side of the angle bar frame may projectoutward for supporting the wire bed springs on the angle bar railing ofthe metal bedsteads, or may fold in againstthe iron rail of the wire bedsprings when the springs are placed in a wooden bedstead. Along with theforegoing there are hooklike members for holding the wire bed springsfrom lateral escape from the side rails of the iron bedstead. y

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

In the drawings,i1i`igure 1 is a perspective view of a section of thewire bed springsv upon an angle bar side rail of an iron bedstead in itsregular position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of wire bedsprings similarly equipped, supported upon the bars of a woodenbedstead, parts being broken away. Figs. 3l and s are transversesections of parts showing a modied form. Figs. 5 and 6 are transversesections of parts showing another modified form. Figs. 7 and 8 aretransverse sections of parts showing still another modified form.

There is shown in the drawings, wire bed springsr having suitablesprings 10, cross bars 11 and side bars 12 to which said cross bars arerigidly secured. There is also shown an angle'bar side rail 1 3 o f aniron bedstead in Fig. 1, and in Fig. 2 there is shown a side rail 16 ofa wooden bedstead with a ledge 17 on the inner side thereof supportingwooden slats 18 extending transversely of the bedstead in the well knownmanner.

The foregoing features are old and in fact the invention is not limitedto any particular arrangement Vor construction of wire bed springs orbedstead. Y

'lhe angle frame consists of a bar 2O extending for the full length ofthe wire bed springs or any desirable portion thereof and is secured toangle plates 21 at intervals and said angle plates are hinged at theinner side of the angle on a hinge plate 22 which is riveted to the sidebar 12 of the wire bed springs frame. This enables the angle frame to berocked in either of the two positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and whenin the position shown in Fig. 1, the bar 20 and the outer ends of theangle plates 21 lie upon the side rail 13 of the bedstead and therebysupport the wire bed springs frame thereon. When such wire bed' springsframe is, however, placed in the wooden bedstead, as shown in Fig. 2,the angle frame is rocked to its other position so that the bar 2O andthe outer ends of the angle plates 21 are turned downward inside of theside rail 16 of the bedstead and rest along the side of the rigid member12.

lVhile the bar 20y is herein shown as far preferable for holding theplates 21 in position, it is obvious that it could be dispensed with.rIhere is also added a hook plate 25 which has an inner portion having avertical slot 26 therein through which a headed,

pin 27 from the inner end of the angle plate 21 slidably projects andsaid hook plate 25 has a horizontal portion overlapping the bar 20 andan outward downward portion which overlaps the side rail 13 of the metallbedstead. This is for the purpose of preventing lateral displacement ofthe means for supporting the wire bed springs frame. The slidablemounting of the hook plate 25 permits it to be used effectively upon thebedstead sides 13 when in the position shown and also in its reversedposition.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, upwardly projecting arms 80 aresecured to the side bar 12 of the bed spring frame and said arms haveheads or other means on their outer ends and the arms project throughslots or openings 31 through the,

angle of the angle plate 21 or angle frame so that said angle plate orframe may be tilted in either of the positions, as shown in Figs. 3 and1n the modified form shown in Figs. 5 and 6, an ordinary leaf latch hasone member secured to the inner surface of the side bar 12 and the othermember when turned backward to its limit is adapted to be supported uponthe side rail 18 of the bedstead, it abutting against the lower edge ofthe bar 12 so as'to maintain it in a rectangular position. `When used inwooden bedsteads, the free member of the hinge is turned to the positionshown in Fig. 6, where it rests upon the slat 18.

Still another modified form is shown in Figs. 7 and 8 where a hingemembere() is secured to the outer side of the bar 12 and in that event astop arm 41 extends from the free member of the hinge so as to hold saidfree member in a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 7. vWhen usedwith a wooden bedstead, the parts are as shown in Fig. 8.k

The invention is not limited to the number of plates 21 at each side ofthe spring frame, nor to the use of short angle plates and in fact thebar 20 and the angle plates 21 which are shownk secured together may forall praetical purposes be considered a single plate hinged to the sidebar of the spring frame so that in one sense there is but one platehinged to each side of the spring frame. The eiiicient and essentialportion of the angle plates is the outer portion or portions thereofwhich are adapted to rest'upon the bedstead rails, the inwardlyextending portion beyond the hinge or pivotal connection, whether it bea part of an angle plate or merely a projection like projection 411shown in Figs. 7 and 8, being merely to hold the supporting plate properin its horizontal position, whereby it will support the spring frameupon the rails of thevbedstead.

The invention claimed is: f

1. The combination with the side bars of a bed spring frame, of platesfor supporting said frame on the rails of a bedstead which are hinged tothe side bars ofsaid frame with extensions beyond the hinges thereofarranged so that when said plates are turned to a horizontal position,they may rest and beheld by said extensions in rigid position upon theside rails 0f a metal bedstead and when folded will extend down outsidethe side bars of the spring frame and be parallel therewith. Y

2. The combination with the side bars of a bed spring frame, of platesfor supporting said frame on the rails of a bedstead which are hinged tothe side bars of said frame .and are provided with means beyond thehinges thereof for limiting the hinge movement of said plates so thatsaid plates may bemheidnin a rigid horizontal posicion and upon the siderails of a metal bedstead and when folded will extend downv outside theside bars of the spring frame and be parallel therewith.

3. The combination with the side bars of a bed spring frame, of angleplates for supporting said frame on the rails of a bedstead 'pivotallymounted at the anglesthereof to bed spring frame, of angle plates forsup-V Y porting said frame on the Vrails of a bedstead pivotally mountedat the angles thereof to said side bars, and means for limiting thepivotal movement of said plates Yso that when said angle plates'areturned to one position they will rest upon the side rails of metalbedsteads and when turned to another position may be folded down outsidesaid side bars and parallel therewith, substantially as set forth. Y f

5. The combination with the side barsof a bed spring frame, of angleplates for supporting said frames on the rails of a bedstead hinged atthe` angles thereof to said side bars so that when the outer ends ofsaid angle plates are turned ina folded position they will lie parallelwith and along side of saidside bars andV when turned to an openposition they will extend at right angles to said side bars,substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with the side bars of a bed spring frame, of angleplates for supporting said frames on the rails of a bedstead hinged atVthe angles thereof to said side bars, and a supporting bar secured tothe outer ends of a plurality of said angle plates so that when theouter ends of Said angle plates are turned in a folded position they andsaid supporting bars will lie parallel with and along side of said sidebarsV and when turned to an open position willextend at right angles tosaid side bars and hold said supporting bar in a horizontal positionadapted to rest upon the side rail of the bedstead. Y Y

7. The combination with the side bars of a bed spring frame, of angleplates'for supporting said frame on the rails of a bedstead mountedastride said side bars and pivoted at their internal angles to the upperedges of said side bars so that when the outer ends of said angle platesare turned ina folded position they will lie parallel with and alongside of said side bars and when turned to an open'position they willextend?v at right angles to said side bars, substan-A tially as setforth. l

8. The combination With the side bars of a bed spring frame, of angleplates for supporting said frame on the rails of a hedstead mountedastride said side bars and pivoted at their internal angles to the upperedges of said side bars so that when the outer ends of said angle platesare turned in a folded position they Will lie parallel with and alongside of said side bars and when turned to an open position they Willextend at right angles to said side bars, and hook plates enveloping theupper surfaces of said angle plates and secured therewith and having ontheir outer ends hooks adapted to hook over the side rails of thebedstead, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination With the side bars of a bed spring frame, of angleplates for supporting said frame on the rails of a bedstead mountedastride said side bars and pivoted at their internal angles to the upperedges of said side bars so that When said angle plates are turned in afolded position they Will lie parallel With and along side of said sidebars and when turned to an open position they Will extend at rightangles to said side bars, and hook plates enveloping the upper surfacesof said angle plates and slidably connected With the inner ends of saidangles plates and having on their outer ends hooks adapted to hook overthe side rails of the bedstead, substantially as set forth.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto alixed my signature in the presenceof the Witnesses herein named.

WILLIAM H. EYSTER.

Witnesses J. H. WELLS, O. M. MGLAUGHLIN.

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